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United States. Works Progress Administration

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1935-1939-06-30- - 1939

Biographical / Historical

The Works Progress Administration was a government agency involved in public works programs. The agency was established in 1935 as part of the New Deal, and employed millions of Americans. The program was renamed the Work Projects Administration in 1939.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Historical Records Survey in Alabama Local Histories Collection

 Collection — Box: Short Collection 6
Identifier: 0108
Scope and Contents

This collection contains typescript copies of six county histories written for various publications between 1870 and 1905. Copies made by WPA-HRS workers from documents provided by Alabama Department of Archives and History.

Dates: typed circa 1936-1942; Publication: 1870 - 1905